Religious Right using after-school clubs to undermine public education, says author
As author Katherine Stewart recently told NEA Today, it’s easy to draw a straight line between Good News Clubs and the political networks intent on dismantling public education. Read More
State news roundup for May 4, 2013
This week we talk about school nurses in Illinois, special needs vouchers in Wisconsin, teacher evaluation in New Jersey, and school grading in Maine. Read More
Community rallies around Education Support Professionals, defeats privatization plan
Community members support school bus drivers with petition drives, school board visits. Read More
State news roundup for July 14, 2012
This week we talk about the Voters First coalition submitting signatures to qualify their redistricting constitutional amendment in Ohio, NJEA holding a rally to support Englewood ESPs who are having their jobs privatized, Alaska qualifying for a waiver from NCLB and feature video of Wisconsin educators talking about why political action is important. Read More
The story of ALEC: Help us write the ending
ALEC’s tentacles reach far and wide, but the ultra-conservative group with a grip on our laws can be stopped. Read More
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Retired 103-year-old teacher never misses an election
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What We're Reading
- 05/21/2013 "Indiana School Board Association reps decry level of state funding for public education" – The Times of Northwest Indiana
- 05/21/2013 "Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position" - Tampa Bay Times
- 05/22/13 "The courage of teachers" --CNN Opinion
- 05/22/2013 "Teachers: Heroes in a crisis–but otherwise under fire’" – MSNBC
- 05/23/2013 "Chicago's Students Deserve Acts of Heroism" – Huffington Post
